New London is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 25,671 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, New London is the 40th largest community in Connecticut. New London has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New London is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New London is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New London who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.45%), sales jobs (11.44%), and food service (7.90%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in New London, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

New London is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in New London enrolled in college, New London has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of New London are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of New London spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.21 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in New London use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of New London's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

New London Information and Demographics

The overall education level of New London is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 19.60% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New London in 2000 was $18,437, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,748 for a family of four.

New London is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New London home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New London is White, followed by African-American. New London also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.79% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in New London include Irish, Italian, English, German, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in New London is English. Some people also speak Spanish.